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The
novel opens when THE MACGREGOR, the captain of the privateers, breaks his
gunner, RUBEN, out of an English prison and presses him into service. They have sailed together before, and Ruben
does not want to sail with the MacGregor again.
However, he has little choice. 
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Ruben and the second mate, WILLIAM, do not like each other almost at once. Ruben is taken to the privateering ship, where he meets two old friends, MR. ALISTAIR, the first mate and a teacher nicknamed ARCHIMEDES by the crew.
They set sail, but because The MacGregor has a convict aboard, they cannot cruise where they had intended. Ruben suggests they attack the corsairs of the Barbary Coast. After much-underhanded wrangling, he convinces The MacGregor.
Their plan is to first attack the chieftain of the corsairs, AHMED. They intend to steal or sink as many of his ships as possible so as to cripple him. They then plan to attack the SHAH of the coast, which is the ally and fence of Ahmed. The Shah, however, lives in dread of the ferocious Ahmed.
A storm drives them past the Straits of Gibraltar, and then, soon after they have beaten back north and passed the straits, they are captured by the galleys of Ahmed. Ruben manages their escape, and they succeed in taking two of Ahmed’s ships. They then set sail for the city of the Shah.
Once there, Ruben contacts his cousin BENJAMIN and an old friend named ABRAHAM. The MacGregor begins to realize Ruben has been here before and has ulterior motives for everything he has been doing, especially when Ruben demands half of any loot they capture.
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Their plan is to sail boldly into the bay and open fire on the palace of the Shah. They hope that he will see the ships of Ahmed, which they have captured, and believe Ahmed is attacking him, and so will agree to their demands. They demand he empties his treasury for them. The plan goes remarkably well - until they have the gold.
Then
everything begins happening at once.
Ruben, with the aid of Abraham, steals a very large share of the loot
from The MacGregor. Ahmed arrives and
attacks one of the ships. William tries
to kill Mr. Alistair and then steals the rest of the treasure that Ruben had
not taken. Abraham double-crosses Ruben and tries to steal Ruben’s treasure. Archimedes
is almost killed by the Shah’s men.
The end finds Ruben, The MacGregor, Archimedes, and a severely wounded Mr. Alistair with one small ship and no treasure. They set out in pursuit of the treacherous William and further adventures.
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Product Details
- ASIN : B0BX8Z2P8C
- Publisher : Four Eleven Limited (March 4, 2023)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 188 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8987922415
- Item Weight : 8.7 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.43 x 8.5 inches
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